CONTEXTS. 



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Introduction __i 7 



The curing barn - 8 



The seed beds 14 



Seed-bed enemies 16 



Field preparation and transplanting IT 



Topping and suckering . 19 



Harvesting the leaf 19 



The curing process 20 



Sorting and bundling 21 



Fermenting 22 



Sorting to color and preparation for baling 21 



Baling 24 



Marketing 25 



Capital requirements 25 



Yields _ 27 



Soils and climate 27 



Problems of tobacco culture '_ 29 



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